PREMIERSHIP ROUND 17

[Scott1]

We start with a top of the table clash Friday night Bristol v Chiefs. No prizes for guessing who I want to win

Bristol: Piutau; Adeolokun, O'Conor, Bedlow, Morahan; Malins, Uren; Y Thomas, Byrne, Sinckler, Attwood, Vui, Luatua (capt), D Thomas, Heenan.

Replacements: Capon, Woolmore, Afoa, Joyce, Harding, Kessell, Lloyd, Leiua.

Exeter: Hogg; Nowell, Slade, Devoto, O'Flaherty; J Simmonds (capt), Maunder, Moon, Cowan-Dickie, Francis, Gray, Hill, S Skinner, Vermeulen, S Simmonds

Replacements: Yeandle, Hepburn, Williams, Lonsdale, Capstick, Townsend, H Skinner, Whitten

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU).

[kk20gb30]

Certainly an interesting watch first up... top start to the weekend on paper.

[Scott1]

COYB!

[Scott1]

Exeter have the leagues worse scrum and 7th best line out!!! Shocked

[OakhamTiger32]

COYB!

I figured you'd be supporting Exeter

Should be a cracking match. Nice little warm up for the main event tomorrow.

Bristol vs Exeter (close one to call but I reckon Bristol will edge it 5-2)

Irish vs Quins (another cracking game on paper and should be pretty close. Quins I reckon will win this one 4-2)
Glos vs Newcastle (Glos to win 4-1)
Tigers vs Saints (Goes without saying 4-1)
Worcester vs Sale (Sale to win 5-0)

Wasps vs Bath (Another close one to call but I fancy Wasps to bounce back after some poor results and sneak this 4-1)

if I'm honest the matches are too close to call and I'll probably be way out but if these results were to come to fruition then the table would be:

1. Bristol 71
2. Exeter 56
3. Sale 55
4. Quins 54
5. Saints 47
6. Irish 43
7. Tigers 42
8. Bath 41
9. Wasps 35
10. Newcastle 31
11. Glos 30
12. Worcester 19

Could leapfrog Bath again and maybe Irish depending on results. Best case up to 6th come the end of round 17

[Scott1]

Brilliant,get in!

[OakhamTiger32]

Absolutely incredible try by Bristol

[OakhamTiger32]

Well this game has come alive...

[Scott1]

Counter ruck?

[OakhamTiger32]

Has Barnes forgotten his whistle?? Great to see the game being let flow but a few calls I’m not convinced by so far.. that said it makes for a great game

[kpj tiger]

Best 20 mins of Prem rugby I've seen all season I think so far!

[OakhamTiger32]

Best 20 mins of Prem rugby I've seen all season I think so far!

Great game but 2 poor kicks. That aside it’s been top drawer

[OakhamTiger32]

O’Fl is a brilliant finisher.. how is Simmonds still not in the England team?

[LE18]

Best 20 mins of Prem rugby I've seen all season I think so far!

Agreed, its great to watch, the speed of the game, the running and passing, would like to see Tigers do a bit more of this instead of their kicking game, I think we are the only club now playing the kick it away tactic, please stop. That Simmons break was unbelievable, please Tigers try this.

[LE18]

O’Fl is a brilliant finisher.. how is Simmonds still not in the England team?

Because the RFU have backed stale Jones.